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Caring Educational Robots

This French Company Provides Nursing Home and School Robots

— November 9, 2015 — Tech
RoboCARE is a French robotics lab that provides nursing home and school robots for care and educational purposes.

RoboCARE aims to make people's lives better through robotic technology. In nursing homes, RoboCARE uses a robot called Milo to help with resident stimulation and entertainment. Milo can lead group activities and quizzes and responds to interaction with facial expressions. Milo is also used as a school robot to teach English to French students.

The other robot RoboCARE uses is a mobile telepresence machine with a monitor on which family members and loved ones of nursing home residents can communicate with them. Because the robot can follow the resident as they go about their daily activities, it's much more effective for communication and creating a real-life presence than a telephone or computer.
Trend Themes
1. Robotic Caregivers - The use of nursing home and school robots for care and educational purposes is on the rise, offering opportunities for the development of more advanced and specialized robotic caregivers.
2. Interactive Educational Robots - The integration of robots like Milo in school settings presents disruptive innovation opportunities for enhancing the learning experience through interactive and engaging robotic teaching assistants.
3. Mobile Telepresence Robots - The deployment of mobile telepresence robots for communication in nursing homes opens up avenues for improving social connections and providing a more immersive and lifelike interaction experience.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare Robotics - The healthcare industry can embrace the use of nursing home robots to address the growing need for personalized and interactive care, enhancing the well-being of residents and providing support for healthcare professionals.
2. Education Technology - The education sector can leverage the use of school robots to foster a more engaging and personalized learning environment, facilitating language acquisition and cognitive development.
3. Telecommunications - The telecommunications industry can explore the application of mobile telepresence robots to revolutionize remote communication and bridge the physical distance between individuals, creating more meaningful connections.
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